Is your toddler content with a two-hour waiting game of airport I Spy? Will your tweens sit patiently with their noses in books through multiple flight delays? Luckily, most airports have child-friendly play zones and eateries to help relieve terminal boredom.

Mineta San Jose International Airport
The Gordon Reynolds KidPort lets kids play pilot with video monitors for watching plane traffic and headsets for eavesdropping on conversations between pilots and air traffic controllers. Plus a slide! Terminal C.

Salt Lake City International Airport
Three play areas have interactive towns with cars and trucks for "driving" on the rug maps. Terminal 1, top of A and B concourses; Terminal 2, top of E Concourse.